Alcohol intoxication is the result of alcohol entering the bloodstream faster than it can be metabolized by the liver, which breaks down the ethanol into non-intoxicating byproducts.
Emancipation. 1  On August 12, 2005, an Arizona law went into effect that permits minors who are at least 16 but not yet 18, to apply to be emancipated or to be declared legally an adult. The minor must prove they are financially self-sufficient and able to provide their own food, housing and medical care without parental assistance.
The 2013 Arizona Legal Age Of Consent Law is eighteen. Even though there is no close in age exemption in Arizona, minors who are close in age and engage in consensual sex are defended from prosecution. Your best bet is to wait until you're both eighteen. Good luck.